Given the availability of alternative foods, some students dump their mashed potatoes and vegetables and fill up on snack items, teachers and
lunchroom workers say.
Not exact matches
Unite Here Local I, the union representing the lunch
workers,
said the 200 cuts come in addition to the 163
lunchroom workers laid off last month as part of school budget cuts.
«Our
lunchroom workers are an important part of our food service program, and we value interest and passion in offering students the most nutritious meals possible,» he
said.
Generally, schools with «warming kitchens» employ two to three
lunchroom workers who reheat the meals in industrial convection ovens, Green
said.